Morality in Movies Is a movie good or evil?

Morality What is morality? Is morality the same for everyone? Morality is a sense of good and bad Is morality the same for everyone? What did the survey say about your classmates? Were they different from yours?

Conflict Review What is Conflict? Conflict – means struggle What was the main conflict in “Moana”? How did the conflict affect the characters? What are the kinds of conflicts? Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Society Man vs. Self Man vs. Technology

Kinds of Morality Absolute Morality – there is always a clear “right” and “wrong” Moral Relativism – every person has a different “right” and “wrong” Moral Character – when a character follows his or her morals Immoral Character – when a character betrays his or her morals Overall Moral Message – every movie has an overall moral to it. It has something to do with the conflict.

Virtues and Vices Ethics – doing the right thing Virtue – something that is a good characteristic Vice – similar to a sin or bad characteristic Three main ideas for ethics: Deontology – doing one’s duty; consequence doesn’t matter Consequentialism – every virtue has a good consequence Virtue Ethics – fundamental truths (justice, courage, piety, and wisdom); everyone and every society should strive for these

“Moana” Morality Review “Moana” was more of a consequentialism – meaning that if you did the right thing, good things would happen What were the main characters of “Moana”? What were their vices? What were their virtues? What was the overall moral of “Moana”?

Virtues and Vices What was the overall moral? What were Sarang’s virtues and vices? What were Seom’s virtues and vices? What kind of characters would you consider them as?

Characters and morality Completely moral – they have no vices; completely good Generally moral – want to be good; have some vices that they don’t want Neutral – neither moral or immoral Generally immoral – have a little bit of desire to do good but generally does bad Completely immoral – only commits vices; completely evil

Superman Completely Moral Why is he considered like this?

Tony Stark Generally Moral Why is he considered like this?

Treebeard Neutral Why is he considered like this?

Loki Generally Immoral Why is he considered like this?

The Joker Completely Immoral Why is he considered like this?

What about other characters? What other movie characters can you find that have this kind of morality?

Morality and Character Development Morality and Character Development are related A character can go from evil to good or good to evil Characters who are completely immoral or completely moral usually do not have strong character development Vices are usually what drives character development

Action “The Terminator” High energy Non-stop motion Clear good guy, bad guy Plot is easy Usually has clear morality

Sci-Fi “Interstellar” Can be scientific or fantasy Imaginative Can be linked to action or adventure Can have a clear sense of morality or not Usually takes place in the future

Movie Morality Analysis In groups, you will choose an action or sci-fi movie that you have all seen. Just like the example, you will talk about the movie’s morality. During the project, you must answer the following questions: What is the overall moral of the movie? What is the main conflict of the movie? (Who is fighting?) Who are the main characters? What is the morality of the characters? How do you know? What are their vices or virtues?